ActiveState going the wrong way

[Steve Lamb]

On Tue, 10 Apr 2001 14:53:36 -0400, D-Man <dsh8290 at rit.edu> wrote:
>| c) A console to execute ad-hoc commands.

>sort of, with the ':!' command.  Emacs can have a buffer with a shell
>running in it (and still use other buffers).  (can vim have a
>persistant buffer like that?)

    A console to run ad-hoc commands?  You mean like clicking on the rxvt
button and having one there?  Erm, no X/GUI?  How about ALT-F2, ALT-F3?  :)
I fail to see why a persistant buffer is needed.

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